Gerald Wiseman (ed.)

Nutrition and Health

Herausgeber: Wiseman, Gerald

• Gebundenes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Nutrition and Health is an easy-to-read introduction to the role of the human diet in maintaining a healthy body and preventing disease. It provides a concise overview of the important aspects of diet and health including definitions of food types, food additives and interpreting food labels, vitamins, minerals, and water requirements. The text also explores nutrition in pregnancy, children, and the elderly as well as energy requirements, exercise, obesity and eating disorders. Highlighted with key points, figures and examples throughout, this reference is an ideal introduction for professionals and students in biology, medicine, and nursing.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Taylor & Francis Ltd (Sales)
• Seitenzahl: 208
• Erscheinungstermin: 25. April 2002
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 246mm x 156mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 440g
• ISBN-13: 9780415278751
• ISBN-10: 0415278759
• Artikelnr.: 22031029

Autorenporträt

Gerald Wiseman

Inhaltsangabe

1. Energy 2. Obesity and Weight Control 3. Pregnancy and Lactation 4.
Infancy 5. Young Children 6. Adolescents 7. Ageing 8. Illness 9. Anorexia
Nervosa and Bulimia 10. Vegetarianism and Veganism 11. Diet Selection 12.
How to Interpret Food Labels 13. Food Additives 14. Food Allergy and Food
Intolerance 15. Food Toxicity 16. Avoiding Food-borne Illness 17. Exercise
18. Protein 19. Carbohydrate 20. Fat 21. Alcohol 22. Water 23. Dietary
Fibre 24. Beverages 25. Cholesterol 26. Vitamins: General 27. Vitamin A 28.
Vitamin B1 29. Vitamin B2 30. Vitamin B6 31. Vitamin B12 32. Vitamin C 33.
Vitamin D 34. Vitamin E 35. Vitamin K 36. Folate 37. Niacin 38. Pantothenic
Acid and Biotin 39. Calcium: Osteoporosis: Phosphate 40. Iron 41. Sodium:
Potassium: Chloride 42. Iodine 43. Fluoride 44. Selenium 45. Zinc 46.
Copper: Molybdenum 47. Magnesium 48. Aluminium: Cadmium: Cobalt: Germanium:
Manganese: Nickel: Silicon: Strontium: Sulphur: Tin